Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:25:54 +0200 From: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> To: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: freeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Mailing List Etiquette was freebsd vs. netbsd Message-ID: <CADqw_gLXnDR1dyd0apYzZ9vMGrXUdtsOL0YcE%2B5XuZ0efyjfVA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGBxaXn0vOCJk4Br7ujwfbnaewWPMMNXCjxR2sfyA5PBV-6XLQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <171506d5-19aa-359e-c21d-f07257c52ebd@freenetMail.de> <62d10000-e068-922e-23bd-f7a61e7a4e89@anatoli.ws> <ACE27C81-9437-41D6-BBD4-FA7A7B791428@kicp.uchicago.edu> <6a4f6a15-ec43-03f6-1a41-a109e445f026@anatoli.ws> <f667e8f9-b279-a3ce-3fc4-224ba17f4bbb@kicp.uchicago.edu> <00225a04-237d-9051-9aea-12c192106a20@anatoli.ws> <373EDB20-C750-42E2-A41B-EA61F6E49807@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20200609120136.00005b3c@seibercom.net> <2393a1e0-b073-950a-78be-9f57d8e9934b@anatoli.ws> <e1f6623a-3b3c-a43e-446a-d41f20f69418@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20200610063555.00003707@seibercom.net> <82F57D0D-E0EC-49F7-824E-20A296C9F549@kicp.uchicago.edu> <250b853a-b436-0e99-b05c-9abd6b6019ef@panix.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.2006101345220.97143@fledge.watson.org> <20200610163245.00000445@seibercom.net> <CAEC7392ZrvTfPqMRsRZhwpswbncSS=vPh%2B%2Bn=MX4nfsA_%2BDy-g@mail.gmail.com> <2ec5927b-26c6-e691-0081-ca72d2c84179@boxsci.com> <CAEC7390kWRiSi5wO%2BpzcH_VZ-qSdLMPMvdD8bTNvr3Oc4Vw-XA@mail.gmail.com> <20200611141038.0a068ec2@gumby.homeunix.com> <CAGBxaX=YgTSu7xuF9-AZECFh8utpqmg1C7z49dzsBFQ2SUScnw@mail.gmail.com> <CADqw_gLqmw0HgvSZsk47xNM=AWkVKkGBu3hB6Jf77wDDoKBcUQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAGBxaXkJJPGva9SL1EL=GOtN%2BDoUpq73-=yXA5uHPZ5oVNR8LA@mail.gmail.com> <CADqw_gJw-ZRFEd-9Yk=ox0GjSpzTXx4a1R7m5PbtxxNWEpW0TA@mail.gmail.com> <CAGBxaXn0vOCJk4Br7ujwfbnaewWPMMNXCjxR2sfyA5PBV-6XLQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 17:17 Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 11:14 AM Michael Schuster < > michaelsprivate@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 17:02 Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 10:49 AM Michael Schuster < >>> michaelsprivate@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 15:21 Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> > On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 9:11 AM RW via freebsd-questions < >>>> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > > You can use gmail with a separate email client if you like. The >>>> > > servers support pop/imap/smtp. >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Case in point I use gmail not because of its ease of use per se (even >>>> > though it is better then most standalone MUA's) I use it because it >>>> is an >>>> > off-site backup of years worth of correspondence that is too valuable >>>> to >>>> > worry about losing in a hardware failure. >>>> > >>>> >>>> You can configure most email clients to leave messages on the server... >>>> >>> >>> Why make a system with many moving parts one I can make one just as good >>> with one moving part? I think in some areas this would be called >>> complicating the crap out of an ant hill. I really think most people if >>> given the option (and equal functionality) would go for the fewest moving >>> parts (given Murphy that is). For what I need and want gmail has all the >>> functionality I want so why add complexity when none is needed? >>> >> >> If it works for you, that's fine. For others, something else may work >> better. I don't believe this is a "one size fits all" situation. >> > > So if you (again the royal you not you personally) don't believe in size > fits all then why all this fuss about top posting? Shouldn't we allow > people to communicate in the style/format they find most comfortable > without judgement? > Don't turn around my words :-) I was responding to the email client issue, not to the "top or bottom posting" issue. Cheers Michael
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